Guide for trimming hair



March 2, 1954 N. s. I I-:VIN

GUIDE FOR TRIMMING HAIR Filed Feb. 9, 1952 ty-@MMM @W/vee Patented Mar. 2, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT ori-lcs 2,670,744 Y v Y G UIDE FoRf'rRnviimNe HAIR.

Nathaii s. Levin, '111. 1` "I Application February 9, 1952; serial Nq. 270.545"

" solai'ms." (015132145) This invention relates in general to an apparatussfor useintrimming hair and more particeularly, to an apparatus for supporting and guiding ahair-cutting mechanism.Y Although the length oi ones hair often necessitatesl its cutting throughout the entire area of the scalp, it is more frequentlypsufiicient in order to maintain ones appearance, simply to trim the hair vat particular-areas on the scalp such as the back oflthe neck and the sides of the head. n

Oneof the-objects .of the present invention is tofprovide a support andY guide means which may be used with a hair-cutting mechanism'so that a person can cut or trim his own or another persons.hair..with uniformity. and nicety of precisionwhichpis generally desired in hairtrimming.

Furtherobjects of the present-invention are: to provide an apparatus which may be freely placed on .various portions of the head and which SgadfDted to supportand guide a hair-cutting mechanism for trimming vthehair; to provide an apparatus for use with a hair-cutting mechanism which is particularlyv adaptedY for trimming the hair at the lower border portions of the scalp such as the area adjacent the back of the neck and the sides of the head; to provide an apparatus for supporting and guiding a hair-cutting mechanism which is of a simple and dependable construction and which is capable of'being adjusted so that it can be used by persons having varying Vhead dimensions; to provide an apparatus for supporting and guiding a hair-cutting mechanism which can be adjusted in accordance lwith thev degree of taper one desires in trimming the hair; and to provide an apparatus for supporting and guiding a hair-cutting mechanism which is rugged, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture and thoroughly reliable.

' Other objects and advantages Will appear and theinvention will be better understood by referring to the following description and the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 Vis a perspective view of one form of the apparatus with a hand operated hair clipper attachedk thereto;

MFig. 2 is an enlarged side elevational View o the apparatus shown in Fig. 1;

`Fig. 3 is a section taken along line 3;-3 of Fill. 2; f

Figg 4 isa side elevational View of another embodiment of thepresent invention which is particularlyadapted for supporting a hair-cutting mechanism having a cylindrical body'secnon?. i.

JFig. 5 is a section Vtaken along line 5`iy of Figi-*41, :i i

An apparatus for supporting and guiding a hair-cuttihgemeohanism which-is Yconstructed;` in accordance with; the present -invention includes aframeIU- Which is adapted to be positioned-on the;l head and a member II which slides along a section -I2 of the irame. `The frame-isapproipriately. proportioned so that when the apparatus is positioned on the head, the lowervendof therame section i2. along which the slide member I I moves is closerfto the scalp than the upper end` ofthe section. I2.A The sliding member.. I has a means for securing .a hair-cutting me nisrn thereto. i l -r One preferred construction Vf the present inv'ention is .illustrated iniiigs. 1,2, and 3. 4 As may be seenin Fig. 1, the frame I0 is constructed from a single length of. wire which is suiliciently Strong soY as yto..be able.. to retain its shape unless sub: lected` to a substantial force.A Iheendsof the wire are joinedtogether atA I3 by means such Eas welding, thereby makingthe' wire continuous which strengthens and rigidiiies the frame `-I0.v TheA frame I0 includes a section I2 along which the sliding member II is guided,'a section `f'll which is adapted toseat onapersonfs head and which aids in supporting theA guide section 'I 2, an'intermediatese'ction I5 which interconnects the'guide section I2 with the support section I4.' and a section I6 which positions the lower end of; the; guide section a givendistan'ce from the stia-PLTS A i.

Th supportse'ctionjl of thexframe niernbrV mafybconstructed in any manner so'as to seat stably oaths headandsupportthe rest. ofthe., framememberina manner such that the lower end fofAv the'positioning section I6 of the frame l0 willprst as atnstitheback,pf. the *neck` @n .the

sidefoithe head. in the embodiment illustrated` inthe drawings., thesupDOrt section Y includes the sidesII; which Vare conveniently shaped'so as'to generallyjucoI if'ormY tor theshape of the headpf` the person onjwhom the apparatus is tobeused alf. 2f bridging ,emiY `i8- The suimort. Seftion. ab# cordingtomthis construction'should be adjusted" by'bending the asides I 'I so as to engage the head at leastat-"points'A and' B thereof." Sincei'the upor' 'the' application 'of' a reasonable stress;V the." sides' I 1 can beadjusted "soas to fit either alarge Oife Shan beaux Y "prised f--theng'uidefrails vI9 which-are held in priately positioned in the frame I so that when the frame IIJ is applied to the head, the lower ends of guide rails I9 are closer to the scalp than the upper ends of the guide rails I9.

The intermediate section I of the frame I8 interconnects the guide section I2 With the support section I 4. The section I5 has side members 2I which interconnect the rails I9 with the sides I'I of the support section thereby forming angles C and D. By simultaneously opening or closing angles C and D, the upper end of the guide section I2 can be positioned further from or closer to the scalp.

The positioning section I5 includes sides 22 which connect to the lower end of the guide Yrails i9 thereby forming angles E and a bridging end,

23. By increasing or decreasing the angles E with a corresponding reverse adjustment of angles C, one can adjust the distance of the lower end of the guide section I2 from the scalp.

The slide member I I, shown in Figs. 1-3, is particularly adapted Afor ruse with anordinary manually-operable hair clipper 24. The member II which is fabricated from a metal strip or the like has eyelet-shaped ends 25 which encompass the guide rails IS for slideable movement therealong. The slide `member II has a hole drilled at the center thereof (not shown) which provides a means whereby the hair clipper 24 can b'e securely attached to rthe slide member II. The usual handoperat'ed hair clipper has a wing nut `25A secured to the upper side of the cutting head 21'- which may be removed and replaced after the projecting screw 28 of the 'hair clipper 2li-iscritended through the holein slide member II. Thev slide member I maybe bent as shown at 29 sovr asto position the head 21 of the clipper 24 in a' definite direction relative to the direction of the guide rails I9. For example, it is generally desiredto 'align the cutting head Z'Iso that theforward face 3| of the lower cutter "32 'is in a plane which is parallel to the plane of the guide rails I9 see Fig. 2).

"In operation, a 'hair clipper '24,w`hich .is of an appropriate size andshape so as t0 be suitable for 'use with the above described apparatus, is connectedto 'theapparatus by rst detaching its. wing nut 26, projecting its entendingscrew 28." through the 'centrally-positioned hole in the slideY member I I in the manner shown in Figs. l-3, and' then're'fastening the wing nit. As may be seen,. the head 2 of the hair clipper'24 Vextends belowV the guide rails I9 intermediate the 'positioning section I6 yand the intermediate connecting section I5. 'The sides I'I ofthe support section .are then appropriately adjusted so that'the frame I0 seats stably on the persons head with the lower end ofthe positioning section VIIijust resting on.

the back of the neckor side of the head. The angles E and C are adjusted so that the lower ends of theguiderails I9 are the desired distance a'bove the scalp. Finally, the angles C Yand D are adjusted so vas to position Athe upper; ends'of the guide rails is the proper distance above the scalp which will givethe desired vtaper to -the border of the hair. Afterthese adjustmentsare made, the hair clipper is operated andA slowly moved upwardly parallel to the guide rails. When the slide member II is adjacent the bottom of the guide rails I9, the hairclipperis -Very close to the sca-ipso as to almost shave the neck at or adjacent to the lower border of the'hair. -As the slide member II moves upwardly, the hair cutter v24 moves upwards and .outwardly from the scalp until the fulllength of the cutfhas .been accom--V 4 plished producing an accurate and uniform shingle enect.

Another embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. This embodiment is particularly adapted for use with a hair-cutting mechanism 33, having a substantially cylindrical body section 34. In this embodiment, the frame member I8 may be madesubstantially the same as that shown in Figs. l through 3, which has 'been previously described.

The slide member illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 is adapted for securely holding the hair-cutting mechanism '33 and guiding that mechanism along a path parallel to the guide rails I9. The slide member 35 includes curved sections 36 and 31, a

first leyelet SB-formed at the interconnection between the curved portions 36 and 31 which encircles one of the rails I9, for sliding movement therealong, a second eyelet 39 formed at the outer end of the curved section 35 which encircle's the other Vof the guide'rails I9 Vfor sliding :movement therealong, and a third eyelet ll'I formed atthe outer end of the curved section 3l which is adaptedto be moved edgwise so as to overlie the eyelet 39 to thereby clamp 'the hair-cutting mech` anism 33 in position.

As may be noted in Fig. 4, the axis of the'eyelets 38, v39, and l may be set at any angle relative to the direction of the sections 36 and so as to properly position the cutter '420i thehaircutting mechanism`33 'relative to the guidey rails I9.

The slide member 35A may loe-'modified go'as'to accommodate other types of hair-cutting mecha;-

rnsms by shaping 4the members 36 and 3l ofthe slide member 35 so as to conform tothe contour of the hair-cuttingmechanism which is to be engaged.

Various other changes 'may be made in the above described apparatus Without departing.

from the principles ofthe invention.

Various Vofthe novel features vof theV present inhead and amember. which -isattached--to saidv wire frame for slideable movement along ,asecw tion thereof, said wir@ frame'being-bent in zig-.-

zag fashion so as `to `forma support section which, is adapted toengagc the head-at least .at two.- points thereof, aguide sectionalongwhichfsaid sliding member may move, anintermediate-con-- necting section which connects theupper'endfof said guide section withsaidsupport section, .andA

a. .positioning section, one end of which isadapted to engage the headandfthe other end of which connects to the lower-end of said guidefsection.. said wire frame being proportioned'sothatwhen` it is Dositionedvonthe head, thelower end of'said guide sect-ion iscloser to the scalp than the upper.

end of said guide section, said -wre frameisec-Yk tions being sufficiently ilexibleso `thatthe relative positions of said wireframe sections smay beadjusted for fitting said wire frame-to-any shaped head and for varying the distances of the upper and lowerends of vsaid guide sectionr from fthe scalp,, andsaid sliding member having means whereby a hair-cutting mechanism may beremovably securedthereto.

2. An apparatus for supporting and guiding:

hair-'cutting mechanism: comprising, l'a .frame which is adapted to be positioned on the head. I

said frame including a pair of parallel, spacedapart guide rails, said frame being proportioned so that when it is positioned on the head, the lower ends of said guide rails are closer .to the scalp than the upper ends of said guide rails, and a member which slides along said guide rails, said sliding member including a first section having an eyelet integrally attached to each end thereof, said eyelets slideably encompassing said guide rails, and a second section, one end of which is integrally attached to one of said eyelets attached to said iirst section, the other end of said second section having an eyelet integrally attached thereto Which is proportioned to slideably iit over the other of said eyelets attached to said iirst section, and said slideable member being proportioned for securing a hair-cutting mechanism thereto.

3. An apparatus for supporting and guiding a hair-cutting mechanism comprising, an integral frame constructed from a single length of flexible wire which is adapted to be positioned on the head, said Wire frame being sufficiently flexible so that it may be adjusted for tting any shaped head, a portion of said wire frame arranged so as to form a pair of spaced-apart, parallel guide rails, said wire frame being proportioned so that when it is positioned on the head, the lower ends of said guidev rails are closer to the scalp than the upper ends of said guide rails, said Wire frame being suiilciently ilexible so that it may be adjusted for varying the distances of the upper and lower ends oi said guide rails from the scalp, a member which extends between and slides along said guide rails, said sliding member including a irst curved section having an eyelet integrally attached to each end thereof, said eyelets slideably encompassing said guide rails, and a second curved section, one end of which is integrally attached to one of said eyelets attached to said first curved section, the other end of said second curved section having an eyelet integrally attached thereto which is proportioned to slideably t over the other of said eyelets attached to said rst curved section, and said sliding member being proportioned for removably securing a haircutting mechanism thereto. v

4. An apparatus for supporting and guiding a hair cutting mechanism comprising an integral frame constructed from a single, elongated length of flexible material which is adapted to be positioned on the head and a member which is attached to said frame for slidable movement along a section thereof, said frame being formed into a zig-zag shape so as to include a support section which is adapted to engage the head, a guide section along which said sliding member may move, an intermediate connecting section which connects the upper end of said guide section with said support section, and a positioning section, one end of which is adapted to engage the head and the other of which connects to the lower end of said guide section, said frame being proportioned so that when it is positioned on the head, the lower end of said guide section is closer to the scalp than the upper end of said guide section, said frame sections being sufficiently flexible so that the relative positions of said frame sections may be altered, and said sliding member having means whereby a hair cutting mechanism may be secured thereto.

5. An apparatus for supporting and guiding a hair cutting mechanism comprising an integral frame constructed from a single, elongated length of flexible material which is adapted to be positioned on the head and a member which is attached to said frame for slidable movement along a section thereof, said frame being formed into a zig-zag shape so as to include a support section which is adapted to engage the head at least at two points thereof, a guide section along which said sliding member may move, an intermediate connecting section which connects the upper end of said guide section with said support section, and a positioning section, one end of which is adapted to engage the head and the other end of which connects to the lower end of said guide section, said frame being proportioned so that when it is positioned on the head, the lower end of said guide section is closer to the scalp than the upper end of said guide section, said frame sections being suiiciently flexible so that the re1- ative positions of said frame sections may be adjusted for fitting said frame to any shaped head and for varying the distances of the upper and lower ends of said guide section from the scalp. and said sliding member having means whereby a hair cutting mechanism may be removably secured thereto.

` NA'I'I-IAN S. LEVIN.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,369,101 Henderson July 26, 1932 2,013,279 Maleev Sept. 3, 1935 2,502,791 Johnson Apr. 4, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 333,591 Germany Apr. 18, 1919 560,041 France June 8, 1923 

